Lamination Watercolour Whale Card

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Create a stunning watercolour-effect whale card using the innovative lamination technique. This elegant design features a beautiful blue whale with soft watercolour tones, enhanced with fine stamped details to bring depth and dimension to the image. The technique combines two coordinating stamps to achieve a professional artistic finish on a black card base.

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Step by step

1. 

   Place your multimedia paper on a craft mat. Select a distress oxide ink in your chosen colour that will react with water to create the watercolour effect.

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2. 

   Stamp the first whale stamp (the one with less detail) three times onto your white cardstock using three different colours of distress oxide ink.

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3. 

   Spritz water onto the stamped images on your card. Allow the water to react with the ink for a few seconds to create a watercolour effect.

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4. 

   Press your paper firmly onto the stamping platform to transfer the watercolour effect from the stamp. Lift the paper away carefully to reveal the image, then heat dry if desired.

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5. 

   Stamp the detailed whale stamp in black ink over the dried watercolour whale to add fine detail and definition.

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6. 

   Stamp the wave stamps using black ink onto your card. Re-ink the stamps and stamp again onto scrap paper to create lighter, second generation wave impressions.

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7. 

   Add extra detail to the waves by inking specific areas of your stamp. Press the inked stamp onto scrap paper to create spray effects and texture that you can add to your card.

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8. 

   Mount your finished watercolour whale image onto a black card base. Add the sentiment stamp 'Wishing you OCEANS of happiness' to the top right corner to complete your card.

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Tips from the show

• You will get different results each time because the ink and water react differently, so embrace the variation.
• Ensure your image is completely dry before stamping the detail layer over the top for best results.
• You can use different colours of ink to create different moods, such as orange for a sunset effect instead of blue.

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